The one problem I would hope Districts resolves is non-conference scheduling for perennial powers. I read complaints about schools that have to excessively travel for non-con games...Its not just the DVC schools and Catholic powers that have that problem.
Some schools have chosen not to be exciting in scheduling: Manteno, for example, has never played a regular season game against a non-I8 school.
The expansion of the I8 greatly helped 3A Wilmington's scheduling, as the jump to 10 in 2002 gave them a round robin and the move to 12 / 2 divisions gave them local crossover 4A opponents who were willing to play them. When the mandatory crossovers ended in the I8, because the small division schools other than Wilmo were being crushed, Wilmo kept the big division crossovers. In '16, they went out and got St. Joe Ogden for a true non-con. In '17, 5A/6A Ottawa went to Becker Field.
In '18, Manteno & Wilmo were the only schools to play a true round robin in the 10 school I8. But this fall, with only 7 conference opponents, Wilmo had to find opponents. And only 5A and up size schools would call them back.
So the Cats host 5A Evergreen Park and go to 7A Oak Lawn non-con this fall, and open conference play with 5A Streator...Manteno, on the other hand, opens at Peoria area 4A Canton (700 kids) and then hosts 5A Morris. Canton is logical, although a long drive...I suppose a wide district could put Manteno & Canton together. The Panthers, however, having only been to the quarters once in school history, don't scare people like Wilmo. Funny thing is, I think Manteno will be the favorite in the new conference this fall...
Peotone upscheduled last year and this year...for a shrinking sub-500 student non-traditional power like the Blue Devils to schedule Tinley Park, about 1050 students, takes some guts...But the Devils remember the years of nomadic travels as an independent for 25ish years, and excessive travel is not overly desired...
Coal City isn't afraid to play anyone...at Morris and then hosting Bishop McNamara this fall...But scheduling is easier when you are willing to schedule teams like Mac the other local schools would prefer to avoid...
Herscher went the other way the last couple of years. The Tigers non-con games were with traditional rivals 2A Clifton Central and 2A Momence, who were clearly looking to beef up their schedules. None of the games were particularly close, but the Tigers get a couple of short drives and nice gates in return...Didn't help their loaded 4A team in '17 much, but certainly aided the 3A Tigers last fall (they probably don't make the playoffs without Central winning the SVC)...